Engineering:Rubin-class patrol boat

Short description: Class of Russian border patrol vessels

The Rubin class, Russian designation Project 22460 Okhotnik (Russian: Охотник, lit. 'Hunter'), is a class of Russian border patrol vessels being constructed for the Russian Coast Guard. It is designed to combat surface and airborne targets and threats. It can also conduct patrol and convoy escort duties. It is equipped with a Horizon Air S-100, a license-built version of the Austrian Camcopter S-100 helicopter unmanned aerial vehicle, which is intended for search, detection and identification of small high-speed sea targets at a distance of 150 km (93 mi) from the carrier vessel.

On the 20 December, 2025 one of these ships has been reported to have been attacked by Ukraine.

Design

The patrol craft have been designed with a higher degree of stealth than past Coast Guard ships. The patrol craft have a steel hull, with a double bottom and double sides to increase survivability. The patrol craft are equipped with comfortable berthing for the crew, modern architecture and other comforts like a swimming pool. The patrol craft is equipped with the Opto electronic control system SP-520M, which functions as a fire control system for the main gun and can search and track targets during the day or at night and is equipped with a laser rangefinder, the patrol craft is also equipped with the navigational and tactical complex "TRIMS-22460". The patrol crafts armament gives them anti-surface and air defense capability, in the event of wartime mobilization the craft can be up-armed with anti-ship missiles.

The ships are degaussed. The ships have a flight deck and hangar for a helicopter or UAV, there is also a stern launching ramp for a small boat. The patrol craft can also carry a 57mm A-220M gun mount instead of AK-630 on the bow.

Ships

Italics indicate estimates

Name	Builders	Laid down	Launched	Commissioned	Fleet	Status
	Almaz Shipbuilding Company	3 September 2007	26 June 2009	13 November 2009	Black Sea	Active
	Almaz Shipbuilding Company	12 May 2010	25 November 2011	26 June 2012	Caspian	Active
	Almaz Shipbuilding Company	22 December 2010	21 September 2012	Black Sea	Active
	Vostochnaya Verf, Vladivostok	May 2012	6 August 2014	Pacific	Active
	Almaz Shipbuilding Company	21 September 2012	14 August 2013	27 July 2014	Black Sea	Active
	Almaz Shipbuilding Company	2012	24 March 2014	3 October 2014	Black Sea	Active
	Vostochnaya Verf, Vladivostok	November 2013	6 July 2015	25 January 2016	Pacific	Active
	Almaz Shipbuilding Company	27 June 2014	6 May 2016	11 November 2016	Black Sea	Active
	Almaz Shipbuilding Company	27 June 2014	26 May 2016	10 December 2016	Baltic Fleet	Active
	Almaz Shipbuilding Company	winter 2014	7 April 2017	15 September 2017	Northern Fleet	Active
	Vostochnaya Verf, Vladivostok	30 December 2014	22 August 2017	Pacific	Active
	Almaz Shipbuilding Company	2015	21 April 2017	13 October 2017	Northern	Active
	Almaz Shipbuilding Company	24 May 2017	18 April 2018	10 October 2018	Black Sea	Active
	Almaz Shipbuilding Company	9 September 2018	21 December 2019	30 November 2021	Black Sea (as of July 2022)	Active

See also

• List of ships of the Soviet Navy
• List of ships of Russia by project number
• Project 22160 patrol ship
• Buyan-class corvette